A young hot-headed naval officer, Antwone Fisher (Derek Luke) is always getting into trouble at the Naval Station. He is assigned to Dr Jerome Davenport (Denzel Washington) for psychological evaluation.
Antwone refuses to open up at first, but he eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood in which he was physically, sexually and psychologically abused. He is forced to confront his past and then he begins a quest to find the family he never knew.
